March 5, 2007

Quagga mussels – an extraordinarily prolific and
costly invasive species – have appeared in Lake Mead, and no
one is sure how to keep these unwanted newcomers from infesting the
West. Also in this issue: Condor
134’s harrowing experience with lead poisoning exemplifies
these endangered birds’ greatest challenge – which some
advocates hope to ease by banning lead bullets in
California.

Heard Around the West

Gail Kimbell and the vanishing Forest Service budget; not
saying the Pledge in Mesa, Ariz.; racing old beaters in California;
talkative men’s rooms; saying it (the Miranda warning, that
is) with flowers.